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L. J. WIENER June l, 1937,

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@inw Patented June 1, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BED Louis J. Wiener, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 9, 1934, Serial No. 724,634

6 Claims. (Cl. 5-323) This invention relates to beds. y

An object of this invention is to provide in a bed having sideboards, a mattress spring disposed between the sideboards and being movable to inclined position to permit cleaning of the spring and the floor beneath the bed, the construction being such that the mattress may be swung on a side thereof without contacting the sideboard adjacent such side.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a bed spring of the character described, a device for retaining the mattress on the spring as the spring is raised to inclined position, said device being movable to a position where the mattress covers the same when the bed spring is in horizontal position.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device for supporting a bed spring in inclined position on a bedy and being adapted for installation in beds having various widths.

kA still further object of this invention is to provide in' a device of the character described, highly improved means for attaching the spring supporting means to the molding on the sideboards of the bed. l

Still another object of this invention is to provide a-neat, compact and rugged device of the character described, which shall comprise comparatively few and simple parts, be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, smooth in operation, and withal practical and eiiicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the fea.- tures of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplied in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will bein- 40 dicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which are shown one of the various possibley illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a bed pro- 45 vided with an improved device embodying the invention, with parts of a sideboard of the bed broken away to show the bed spring construction;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 50 2--2 0f Fig. l; l

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, but illustrating the bed spring in raised position; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 55 4 4 Of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2 and illustrating the mattress retaining means in position for use in dotted lines;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the spring hinging mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a partial, perspective view of one end of the cross bar;

Fig. 9 is an elevational, cross-sectional view of a hinge for hinging a spring to'a metal frame bed;

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of one end of a cross bar adapted for use with a metal frame bed; and

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional, elevational view of a hinge similar to the hinge shown in Fig. '7 but adapted for use with a spring having tubular side portions.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, I0 designates a bed embodying the invention, provided with end members I| interconnected by a pair of parallel sideboards |2 and I 3.V The sideboards I2 and I3 are provided on the inner surfaces thereof and adjacent the bottom edges thereof with shoulders or molding strips I 4 and I5. Mounted on the molding strips I4-I5 are a plurality of transverse slats I1 on which is mounted a bed spring |8 of usual construction. The same comprises a bottom angular frame I9 having parallel side portions 20 and 2|, interconnected by bars 22 on which are mounted the coil foundation springs 23. Said springs are interconnected on top by usual links and tie members 24 and top frame 25 parallel to the bottom frame I9.

Means is provided for hinging the bed spring I8 to swing about one side thereof. To this end, there is mounted on the molding I5 a pair of similar, spaced clamp hinging members 26. Each member 26 comprises'a member 21 receiving the molding I5 and having a vertical portion 28 and a horizontal portion29 extending outwardly from the bottom end thereof. Extending from the top end of the portion 28is an angle-shaped portion 29a, to which there is attached a vertical plate 30. The plate 36 is provided adjacent the bottom edge thereof with teeth 3|. A screw 32 is screwed through the bottom portion 29 and is provided with a wing handle 33. The teeth 3| bite into the top surfaces of the molding I5, and by turning the screw 32 the member 26 may be rmly attached to the molding. Hinged to the upper end of the plate 3D, as at 35, is a depending angle-shaped member 36 having an inwardly 'extending arm 31 riveted to the portion ZI of the bottom frame ISI.

The hinges 35, it will be noted, are located above the frame I9 and above the molding I5 and slats I1, and preferably disposed adjacent the top edge of the sideboard I3. The members are preferably located on opposite sides of the middle of the sideboard. It will now be clear that the spring I8 may be swung upwardly about the hinges 35 to the inclined position as shown in Fig. 3.

Means is provided for supporting the spring in inclined position. To this end there is provided an extensible support or cross bar 4E comprising complementary portions il and 42, the inner ends of which overlap, the former being formed with a pair of elongated slots 43, and the latter with through openings receiving nuts 44 extending through said slots. By loosening the nuts 44 the members 4I and 42 can be moved toward or away from each other to adjust the overall length of the support 45. The members 4I and 42 are disposed in a vertical plane. The end portions, however, are twisted into horizontal portions 45 from each of which there extends upwardly a portion 46, bentA outwardly into horizontal portion 41, from which extends a downwardly projecting portion 48 formed with teeth 49 adapted to engage the upper surfaces of one of the rnoldn ing strips I4 or I5. The portions 45 are formed with through openings through each of which there extends a screw 48a provided with a wing nut 49a at the bottom end thereof. Receive-d on each screw 48a is a plate 50 having an upwardly extending foot 5I at the inner end thereof contacting the underside of a portion 45. The plates 5I] contact the underedges of the sideboards I2, I3.

It will now be understood that the member 46 may be attached to the sideboards due to the engagement of the teeth 49 with the molding strips and the engagement of the plates 50 with the undersides of said sideboards. By turning the nuts 49a the plates 50 are pressed into engagement with the sideboards.

Pivoted to the member 4I adjacent the outer end thereof, as at 52, is a link or lever 53 having a portion 54 extending below the member 4 I. The upper end of the link 53 is curved inwardly, as at 54a, and provided with a foot 55 disposedl in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the link. A second link 51 comprises a member 58 pivoted at the lower end thereof, as at 55, to the link 53, below the curved portion 54a thereof. Riveted to the upper end of the member 58 are a pair of inclinedmembers 65 pivoted at the upper ends thereof, as at 6 I to a pair of members 22 of the spring I8. The links 53, 51 maintain the spring in inclined position, the foot 55 acting as a stop contacting the member 53 to limit pivotal movement of the links.

A coil tension spring 63 interconnects the bar 4I with the portion of the link 53 above the pivot point 52 for rotating the link in a counterclockwise direction. Another coil tension spring 64 interconnects the lower end of the portion 54 of the link 53 with the bar 4I for aiding in rotating the same likewise in a counterclookwise direction, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

A coil tension spring 65 interconnects the upper end of the member 58 with some fixed portion of the spring, for example, the usual stabilizer 5E, to aid in rotating the link 51 in a clockwise direction about the pivot 6I, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The springs 63, 54 and 65 aid in the movement of the bed spring I8 upwardly to inclined position. A handle 55a may be attached to the member 53 to aid in manipulating the movement of the spring. When it is desired to lower the spring, the handle 55a may be grasped, and the link 53 pushed inwardly to start movement of the links. Thereafter, the weight of the bed spring will cause the same to be lowered to horizontal position.

Means is provided for retaining the mattress 1D on the spring when the latter is moved upwardly to inclined position. To this end, there is pivoted to spaced points on the portion 2l of the bottom frame I9 a pair of links 12. Pivoted to the upper ends of the links 1.2 are another pair of links 13 and interconnecting the upper ends of the links 13 is a member 14. Normally, the member 14 may bev retracted or pushed downwardly to the disappearing position Within the bed spring as shown in full lines in Fig. 5. In this position the mattress retaining member is not in use, and the mattress may rest on top thereof to cover the same. When it is desired to lift the spring with the mattress, the mattress is rst pushed slightly to the left to clear the member 14, and said member is then raised to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 5, to contact the side edge of the mattress 1G and retain the same on the bed spring when the latter is lifted.

It will now be understood that when the bed spring I8 is moved to inclined position, by reason of the hinges being disposed above the slats I1 and adjacent the top edge of the sideboard I3, said bed spring will entirely clear said sideboard E3, permitting movement of the bed spring without contact with said sideboard.

In Fig. 9 there is shown one side 16 of the frame of a metal frame bed. For hinging the bed spring I8 to the bed side 16, there is riveted to the outer side wall 11 thereof a plate 18, and hinged to the upper end of said plate, as at 19, is a plate 80 adapted to contact or rest upon the top wall 8l of said frame. The outer end of the plate 30 is riveted, as at 82, to the side portion 2I of the bottom frame I9 of the bed spring I8. Preferably, a pair of hinges, such as shown in Fig. 9, are provided to hinge the bed spring I8 to the bed frame 16.

In Fig. 10 there is shown a portion of a supporting bar a for use with a bed frame 15, similar to the supporting bar 40, except that the outer ends thereof are formed with a U-shaped portion 84 adapted to receive and rest on -the metal bed frame 16.

In Fig. 11 there is shown a hinge 25a similar to the hinge 26 except that the portion 31 thereof is provided with a U-shaped strap 81 on the underside thereof for receiving a tubular side portion 88 of a flat spring of a type having tubular side portions.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination with a bed having side portions formed with molding strips on the inner sides thereof and adjacent the lower edges thereof, a bed spring disposed between said portions, a member clamped to the molding strip of one of said side portions and having a xed upstanding arm, said bed spring being hinged at one side thereof to said arm at a point adjacent the upper edge of said side portions and being movable to inclined position about said hinge, and means for maintaining said bed spring in inclined position.

2. In combination with a bed having sideboards and molding strips on the `inner surface thereof and adjacent the bottom edges thereof, a bed spring disposed between the sideboards, means on said molding strips supporting the bed spring, a member removably clamped to one of said molding strips and extending upwardly therefrom, and means for hinging said bed spring to the upper end of said member.

3. In combination, a bed having sideboards provided with molding strips on the inner surface thereof and adjacent the lower edges thereof, transverse slats on said molding strips, a bed spring on said slats, an extensible cross bar having clamping means at the outer ends thereof whereby said cross bar may be clamped to said molding strips, a pair of similar, spaced clamps on one of said molding strips having portions extending upwardly above said molding strips, and means for hinging the bed spring to the upper ends of said last mentioned portions, whereby said bed spring may be moved to inclined position, and means mounted on said cross bar for supporting the spring in inclined position.

4. In combination with a bed having sideboards provided on the inner surface thereof and adjacent the lower edges thereof with molding strips, transverse slats on said molding strips, a bed spring mounted on said slats and received between said sideboards, said bed spring having a lower frame of angular, transverse cross-section, a clamp having a portion receiving one of said molding strips, means for fixing said portion to said molding strip, a portion extending from said vfirst portion upwardly therefrom, and the upper end thereof terminating adjacent the top edge of said sideboard, and a member hinged at the top end thereof to the top end of said upwardly extending portion and being xed at the lower end thereof to said lower frame.

5. In combination with a bed having sideboards and molding strips on the inner surface thereof and adjacent the bottom edges thereof, a bed spring, means cooperating with said molding strips for supportin'g said bed spring between said sideboards, a member removably clamped to one of said molding strips and extending upwardly therefrom, and means for hinging said bed spring to the upper end of said member, said clamping member including a portion engaging an upper side of said molding strip, a portion disposed beneath said molding strip, and a screw screwed to said last portion and engaging the underside of said molding strip.

6. In combination with a bed having sideboards provided on the inner surface thereof and adjacent the lower edges thereof with molding strips, a bed spring received between said sideboards, said bed spring having a lower frame of angular, transverse cross-section, a clamp having a portion receiving one of said molding strips, means for fixing said portion to said molding strip, a portion extending from said flrst portion upwardly therefrom, and the upper end thereof terminating adjacent the top edge of said sideboard, and Va member hinged at the top end thereof to the top end of said upwardly extending portion and being fixed at the lower endl thereof to said lower frame.

LOUIS J. WIENER. 

